Draining and irrigating apparatus.



PATENTED AUG. 6, 1907.'

I. M. NEWMAN. v DRAINING AND IRRIGATING APPARATUS;

APPLICATION FILED JULY17. I896.

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No. 862,276. PATENTED AUG;6,1907.

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DRAINING AND IRRIGATING APPARATUS. I APPLICATION FILED JULY l7 1896,

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ISAAC M. NEWMAN, OF HEWINS, KANSAS.

DRAININ'G AND IRRIGATING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1907.

Application riled July 17,1896. Serial No. 599.551.

To all whom it may concern: A

Be it known that I, Issac M. NEWMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing near Hewins, in the county of Chautauqua and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Draining and Irrigating Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for draining and irri- The principal object is to provide a novel apparatus or equipment which is placed below the earth s surface, so that it is out of the way and is arranged to drain the water out of the surface soil of wet lands and conduct water to land that is too dry, thereby draining one and irrigating the other.

A further object is to provide means in which water may be reserved so that in times of drought this water may be re-applied to the land from which it was taken.

Still another object is to provide means whereby the supply of water from or to different portions of the land may be controlled, as desired, thus-keeping all parts in a proper condition and also preventing to a material dey gree the washing of the surfacefrom constant rain which saturate the soil.

Embodiments of the invention that are at present considered preferable are disclosed in the accompanying drawings and are described In the following specification. An inspection of the claims will clearly show,"

however, that the said invention is not limited to the particular forms illustrated. I a

In the drawings: Figure lis a perspective view of a plat of land in which the system has been installed, portions thereofbeing broken away to illustrate said system. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through one of the controlling valve mechanisms or locks. Fig. 2* is a horizontal sectional view on the line 2-2 of'Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the stand pipe. Fig. 4 is a detail-perspective view of the waive and valve stem employed. Fig. 5 is a rear perspective 'view of thevalve and the portion of the stem to which through. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view showing a closure for the overflow conduit. Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view showing a modified form of join't'between two of the pipe sections. Fig. 9 isa-top plan view of a modified form of coupling section, Fig. 10 is a side elevation off-another, type of coupling section. Fig. 11 is still another embodiment of a pipe coupling section. Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view showing a double valve structure that may be employed. Fig. 13 is a top plan view thereof, the valve stems being shown in section. Fig. 14 is a detail view of another modification of Y the valve mechanism. Fig. l5 is a top plan view thereof, the valve stem being illustrated in section. Fig. 16 is a perspective view of the 'valve and stem shown in this modified structure.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring first to the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 7, a main trunk conduit 17 is employed, thatis prefer- V ably made up of a series of tiles, the ends of said tiles overlaps the adjacent end of the other and extends over the-top of the same but terminates short of the bottom or under portion, thus leaving cracks into or out 'of which water n1 y passg Instead of the integral flanges 18, the ends of the pipes 17 may be abutted, as illustrated in Fig. 8, and the joints covered by separate strips-18. The manner of forming the joints is not, however, particularly important, and any means found suitable or desirable may be employed. The main trunk conduit 17 is located at an inclination, being preferably disposed on theslope of the hill, and at its upper end it is provided with an inlet stand pipe 19, the upper end of which extendsa few inches above the ground and is covered by a suitable closure 20.

The conduit may be extended at its lower end either to a body of water or to some dry portion of land, and i if the main part of said conduit is located in arid soil, water from any suitable source may be supplied to the conduit through the inlet 19.

The main trunk conduit is provided at suitable distances With coupling pipe sections 21, having enlarged intermediate portions 22, which portions are provided with lateral and substantially horizontal nipples 23. Connected to the main trunk conduit through said nip ples are lateral branch conduits 24, that are horizontally disposed and are preferably made up of tiles in other pipes. If desired, however, portions or all of the lateral conduits may be constructed of broken stone or the like, as shown at 25 in Fig. l, and covered with slabs 26. Any Well known type of drain may thus be provided, as will be apparent. The enlarged portions of the coupling pipe sections 21. form annular shoulders within said pipe sections and these shoulders constitute valve seats 27 and 28, the valve seats 27 surrounding the passageway through the conduit and the valve seats '28 surrounding the inner ends of'the nipples 23.

The enlarged portions of the coupling sections 21 are preferably provided with upstanding nipples 2 9, and these nipples are surrounded by the lower ends of stand pipes 30, projecting ajfew inchiis above the surface of the ground and closed by suitab e caps 31. The upper ends of the nipples 29 constitute means a ti stand pipes 30 for supporting spiders that comprise cross arms 32, the ends of which rest upon said nipples. These spiders, in turn, constitute supports and journal bearings for valve stems 33, having intermediate por tions.34, that rotatably and slidably pass through central openingbin the spiders, the lower ends 350i the stems being offset and provided with slots 36, the upper 1 10 being abutted, one end of each having a flange 18, that seats of the coupling pipe To change this val've from one seat to another, it is only necessary to spring stem stem from the shoulder, whereupon said valve will spring into the seat and thus close the desired conduit.

From the above it will be seen that a comparatively simple structure is provided whichwill perform the two-fold function of a drain and an irrigator, will act as a storage reservoir for water and will constitute means whereby soil may be kept in proper condition.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1: In a system of the character described, the combination with a pipe section having a nipple on one side between its ends, of valve seats formed about the inner end of the nipple and about the interior of the pipe section contiguous to the juncture of the nipple therewith, and

valve mechanism coiiperating with the seats to close the nipple and the passageway through the pipe section.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, a pipe section -having an enlarged portion between its ends, a nipple on one side of said enlarged portion, valve seats formed upon shoulders between said enlarged portion and the extension of the section therefrom in one direction and between the enlarged portion and said nipple, and a tubular extension upon a side of said enlarged portion in position to assume a vertical position when said pipe section is laid with the said nipple in position to connect with a lateral branch conduit. I

3. Valve mechanism for use in apparatus of the character described, consisting of a pipe section having an enlarged portion between its ends and a nipple on one side of said enlarged portion, and valve seats formed upon the shoulders between said enlarged portion and the extension of the section therefrom in one direction and between the enlarged portion and said nipple, in combination with a stand pipe in communication with said enlarged portion and nipple to assumeaa vertical position when said pipe section is laid with said nipple in position to connect with a lateral branch conduit, a conduit connecting said stand pipe with the above mentioned extension of the pipe seption, and a "valve adapted to seat uponelther of said seats; 4

'4. In apparatus of the character described, the combina tion with a main conduit comprising a pipe section having. an enlarged portion between its ends anda nipple on one side of said enlarged portion, and valve seats formed upon the shoulders between said enlarged portion and the extension of the section therefrom in one direction and between the enlarged portion and said nipple, of :1 substantially upright stand pipe in communication with said enlargedportion, a lateral branch conduit connected to said nipple, an overflow conduit connecting said stand pipe with the main conduit at a point on the opposite side of the valve seat therein from the stand pipe, and a valve adapted to seat on either of said seats.

5. lu -apparatus of the character described, the combination with a pipe section having a lateral oifsetleading therefrom, a valve seat in its length and a valve seat surrounding said lateral offset, of a stand pipe connected to said section between said seats, a valve adapted to be moved toward and from and to seat upon either of said seats, a valve operating lever connected to said valve, and a plurality of bearingswithin. said stand pipe upon either of which said lever may be fulcrunied.

6. in apparatus of the character described, the combination with a trunk conduit disposed at an inclination, of a plurality of horizontally disposed branches connected thereto at different levels and allowing the passage of water both toward and from the trunk conduit, and coinmonmeans located at the juncture of the triink con- The handle 27 is then grasped duit and branches for controlling the passage'of water through the trunk conduit, from said trunk conduitinto the branches, and from the hranches'into the trunk conduit.

7. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with writer-conducting means including a trunk conduit and a branch conduit connected thereto, of a plurality of upright valve seats surrounding the passageways through the conduits, a stand pipe located contiguous to the juncture of the conduits, an upright valve stem located in the stand pipe, means in the pipe for supporting the stem in a plurality of positions, and an upright valve carried by the stem and movable to positions across the trunk conduit and across the branch conduit.

8. In apparatus ofthe character described the combination with water-conducting means including a trunk conduit and a branch conduit connected thereto, of a standpipe located contiguous to the juncture oi? the conduits, a"

rotatable valve stem having an intermediate bearing in the stand pipe and having ofiset terminals, and a valve carried by one of said terminals and rotatable with the stem.

9. In apparatus of the character describedfthe combination with water-conducting means including a trunk com duit and a branch conduit connected thereto, of a. stand pipe located contiguous to the juncture of the conduits, a valve stem having a cross arm supported within the stand pipe, said cross arm being movable to diflferent positions, and a valve carried by the lower end of the stem.

10. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a conduit having an upstandingnipple, of a I plurality of valve seats arranged in. the conduit at different sides of the lower end of the nipple, a rotatable valve stem passing through the nipple, said valve stem also having a lateral. swinging movement, a valve carried by the lower end of the stem and rotatable therewith to diiferent angular positions in order to coact with the different seats upon the lateral swinging movement of the stem, and a support for the stem located on the nipple. I

11. In apparatus of the character described, a conduit having an upstanding nipple and spaced oppositelyidisposed valve seats, a stand pipe extending above the nipple, a rotatable valve stem passing th'iough the nipple, a valve carried by the lower end of the stem and rotatable there--:

with, and a support for the stem including cross arms located in the nipple.

12. In apparatus of the character described, the combi nation with a trunk conduit including sections having laterally disposed nipples and upright nipples, said sections having enlarged portions arranged at the nipples, forming valve seats, branch conduits connected to the lateral' nippies, a stand pipe surrounding each of the upright nipples, overflow pipes connecting the stand pipes and the trunk conduit, valve stem supports located within the stand pipes and resting on the nipples, valve stems carried by the supports and having offset lower ends, and valves secured to the lower ends of the stems, said valves being movable into cooperative relation with the said'seats and constituting means for controlling the passage of water between the trunk conduit and the branch conduits and through trunk conduit. I v

13. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a conduit having a branch,, of angularlyfdisposedvalve seats located within theconduit, a substantially flat rotatable valve located in the conduit and movable into coaction with the diiferent seats, and a rotatable stem carrying the valve.

14. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a conduit having a branch, of angularly disposed valve seats located within the conduit, a substantially flat rotatable valve located in the conduit and movable into coaction with the diiferent seats, and a rotatable said seats, said valve when in coaetion with the valve seat of the branch conduit being disposed at one side of the passng'eway through the coupling section.

16. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a coupling section havingnn intermediate enlarged portien, of oppositely disposed valve seats located at the ends of the same, a branch conduit connected to due side'of the enlarged portion and having a valve seat located therein, an upright nipple connected to the upper side of the enlarged portion, a rotatable and swinging mire stemextendlng downward through the nipple, and a w es valve carried by the lower end of the stem, aaid stem being disposed transversely of the valve, the valve being inovable into coaction with the different valve seats, and when in eoection with the valve seat of the branch conduit being disposed at one side of the passagewliy through the coup- I ling section.

ISAAC M. NEWMAN.

Witnesses: I S. .T. STRUGHAN,

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